The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1887-10-18


came and killed ten Plymouth Rock chickens and
the old hen too. am a great lover Of flowers. l
must be; when l was but two years old ran away
after wild flowers. 1 would like to exchange cut
tinss with the cousins for any kind of seed such
dahla, Verbena, Gala lily China aston and great
many Others. Papa is subrcriber to the dear old
CONSTITUTION want my name i'll your Bible, SO
send you five cents.
Ola Oliver, Kissimmec, Fla.-I can not refrain
from writing any longer. l send a nickle for my
name to go in your Bible. I think it honor to
have my name in the Bible Of one so good and
sweet as Aunt Susie Don't you think it is, cousins?
agree with ]. C. Hull, of Orlando, Fla, about
Florida being such good state to live in. / viii
not tell my age, but let of the cousins guess it,
Annie Taylor Wynne Elkton Tenn.-May come
in too? am little Tennessee girl; have sister
but three dear brothers. / can answer the puzzle
that of the little cousins asked few weeks ago
1t is a watch. Can any of them answer this? at
was dun when it was begun; that twas dun when it
was half done, but it wasn't dun when it was
| finished" l send five cents to have my name put
i'll your Bible.
Phyllis NJ. Cartledge, Dahlonega. Cal thought
would venture out a gain have written before but
the waste basket caught ii. l live in beautiful
little village up in the mountains We go chestnut
hunting very often and have big times. We have
military college here. L want to correspond with
some of the cousins.
Lisbon, Ga-Not long before you told us to stop
writing little boy wrote from Mississippi that some
| one had informed him that the buzzards in this
state had to live the red hills of Georgia. Tell
the little boy from Mississippi we hope It's true.
We think it a compliment to any state to know that
the people take such good of their sock that
the buzzar5s are able TO live off something besides
the dead carcasses of our stock. send you q nickle
| for your Bible.
| Etc Metz, Graham, s CT have been silent adj
| mirer of the childrens column. My papa takes
| THE CONSTITUTIONS; / read it every week. Aunt
Susie and Uncle VIII, want you and all the cousins
to save all of your old stamps for me, all except the
| round ones When you get two or three hundred
will send you the stamps 10 pay postage if you Will
let me know. Aunt Susie, send you five cents and
hope you will put my name inyo9r Bible.
Clifford Nallon Childs Newborn, Ga.-Hero comes
another little fellow with his nckle; hope you will
| accept it and put his name i'll your Bible. Little
sister, Lille May, two months old who weighs 1874
pounds sends you nickle too 1 want to see you
very much and hope sometimes that l will as
| mama went 10 school in Atlanta and visits there
| sometimes now. Goodnight Aunt Susie and little
| cousins. viii bring my first call to a close.
Lucy and Katie Garnett sylvania, CAL can only
write you u note this morning, for we have had so
| much company and sickness that mama could not
| do any OF her sewing so we are very busy. We are
| going to make our first entrance into school Mon
| day. Mama has always taught us, we have never
| been inside school house. How many OF the
| cousins can say that? My sister Lucy and each
| send you nickle please put our names in your
| Bible. Aunt Susie, l think it will fill up nearly
| your whole Bible TO put downthe names of % many
| nieces and nephews, unless you get q very large
| one. My birthday comes on the 10Th of October;
| will be twelve years old Mamas birthday comes
| just ten days before mine.
| Bessie Norris Shannon Mis?.--I have written
| twice before butdd net them in print; as the
| third time is a charm, viii try again. and hore
| will be more successful this time. We are having
| some very dry weather now; have not la but one
rain in over two months. The wells and creeks are
all going dry but there is good prospect for crop
[ can paint, sew crochet and do anything about the
| house / dearly love to read, and when TIE Cox
| srIyurIoN comes read it from beginning to end
| Most of the cousins tell their age bet don't be-
| lieye III tell mine only that am in my teens.
would be delighted to 5pond with some of the
cousins. Love to Aunt Susie and the cousins.
| Hes er Heaslcy, Dutchvile. N CT have been
| wanting to join the little folks column long time
| and at last made an effort to do SO. 1 am Il little
| girl twelve years old. read THE CoHsuTUToN; /
like to read the little folks column and Aunt susic's
letters This is great country for raising tobacco
| They have surveyed railroad through here My
| father is dead. go TO school and like my teacher
| very much / have no pets, like some of the
| cousins had some white mice but the cat caught
them. We had light frost last Saturday night. l
wall close, with much love to Aunt Susie and the
| cousins
Nellie Hemmerling, New Hartford Iowa--As
have got acquainted with some Of the cousins will
| now try and tell them how glad was TO hear from
them / received fifty different samples Of crochet
| ing and there were not more than two or three
| alike. wrote letter some time ago but ii was
| not put in print. / think that the letters ia THE
CONSTITUTION lately ever much more interest
ing than they used to be.
Jessie Phillips Natchez, Miss.--I am twelve years
| Of age and can do most any knk Of work. Our
school opens october 81. like 10 go TO school very
much. / am very fond threading and also Of music.
| like to read the little folks column We live two
| blocks from the banks of the Mississippi river.
| would send you quilt square If knew what size
| and color you wanted. 1t takes 1909 pounds to
| make half ton. Papa is merch mt in Natchez.
| How is my letter written? / wish to correspond
with some Of the cousins. AoIe my letter is inter-
esting. As this Is my first letter / win close. Love
| TO Aunt Susie and the cousins.
| Your letter is written quite nicely.
| Lena E. Hendrick, Renfroe, Ala.-I am n little
girl ten years old. have light hair and blue eyes
| BY little sister and brother and myself had the
| whooping cough this summer and it hurt US very
| bad Dear cousins, you who have los. dear sister
or brother know how TO sympathisc with me, for
the messenger Of deOth entered our happy home and
took our darling little sister Jessie from In August
| Oh, how lonely We are; hog sad We feel when 40
| sec the empty cradle and vacant chair, There Is
| 200 POUNDS in a ton. 1 send O square for your
| memory quilt ard nickle for your Bible
Your square is beautiful-thanks
Lima Brayell, Hogansyille, Ga.--As It has been
| some time since wrote you, viii write again and
send you a square for your quilt and also nickle
! for your Bible. Please let my name be put in Il.
Tell Uncle WIN TO write again; we enjoy bis letters
very much, but Of course we appreciate yours just
| Us much. We wish one Of you would write every
| week. With much love 10 you and the cousins,
| close.
Emmic Wilson, ByroInyille Cal am only a very
little girl, but love 10 hear from Aunt Susie, and
| l thought she would like to hear from me. go
| ing 10 school, love my books and try 10 be very
| good. have a pet dog named Punnle, Of whom
| am very fond. can help mama, play with dolls,
and d. great many things. Give my love TO the
| COUSINS
Mamie While, Nacoochee, Cal am country
girl living near the beautiful valley Of Nacoochoe.